Welterweight Bout

Santiago Ponzinibbio

“Argentine Dagger”

Record: 12-9-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Sep 26, 1986

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 21
Minutes: 234.8
Knockdowns: 11
Sig. accuracy: 40.8%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 26.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 0:45

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1097/2691

Accuracy40.8%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head70.6%
Body12.5%
Leg16.9%

Position

Distance95.1%
Clinch1.8%
Ground3.1%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head59.5%
Body20.6%
Leg19.8%

Position absorbed

Distance92.8%
Clinch2.0%
Ground5.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns9/34

TD accuracy26.5%

TD per 150.6

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals0

Control11:37

Control per 150:45

Against

Takedowns absorbed11/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded11:06

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.3	15.2%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1	25.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.8	36.7%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Sam Patterson
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:06
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. GuskovJul 25, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 14/86 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Daniel Rodriguez
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:12
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FigueiredoMay 3, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 49/111 · TD 1/8 · Ctrl 0:44
Win vs Carlston Harris
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 3:13
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2Jan 11, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 76/175 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:38
Loss vs Muslim Salikhov
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. CortezJul 13, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 41/117 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 2:29
Loss vs Kevin Holland
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 3:16
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2Apr 8, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 44/104 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:07
Win vs Alex Morono
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:29
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevDec 10, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 66/155 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:01
Loss vs Michel Pereira
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. VieiraMay 21, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 105/220 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 0:18
Loss vs Geoff Neal
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 91/229 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 0:23
Win vs Miguel Baeza
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. SakaiJun 5, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 121/270 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Li Jingliang
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:25
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. KattarJan 16, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 11/18 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00

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